MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

COUNTY OF BIG STONE, STATE OF MINNESOTA

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2001 7:00 PM

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:

Mayor David Dinnel called the regular meeting of the Ortonville City Council to order at 7:04 p.m. Roll call was taken and the following were present: Dave Dinnel, Mel Reinke, Mary Gustafson, Artie Arndt,
Dan Oakes, Mike Dorry, Lisa Berkner and the following were absent: none. City staff present: Roman Taffe, Gary Dinnel, Paul Tinklenberg. Media present: Ryan Stattelman. Others present: Mel Ehlert, Lenore
Sellin, Linda Brandenburg, Mike Wadsworth.

AGENDA AMENDMENTS:

The following agenda amendments were offered by Reinke and seconded by Gustafson and the motion did pass unanimously to approve the following agenda additions:

New Business:

13.g Board/Committee appointments

RECOGNITIONS & PRESENTATIONS:

Mike Wadsworth, owner of Garden Apartments, complained of a lack of parking for his tenants and asked council to allow him to plow a vacant lot north of said apartments and which he intends to purchase,
for vehicle parking, pending the proper approval for said use by the Planning Commission. Oakes moved and Reinke seconded and the motion passed unanimously allowing Mike Wadsworth to plow the
vacant lot North of the Garden Apartments and to further allow vehicle parking on said lot on a temporary basis provided he owns said land or has permission from the owner.

CONSENT AGENDA:

Dinnel asked if there were any additions, corrections, or deletions to be made to the Consent Agenda. Motion was made by council member Gustafson, and seconded by council member Dorry approving the
Consent Agenda which included the following items:



8.a: Approving the Council minutes of November 19, 2001 (as amended).

13.a: Resolution Calling Special Council Meeting on 12/19/01 (RES 01-138).

13.b: Resolution Assessing Costs of 1999 Improvement project (RES 01-139).

13.c: Resolution Approving Peninsula Project Engineering Invoice (RES 01-140).

15: Motion approving payment of bills as presented.

With all members voting in favor, the motion carried.

REPORTS/MINUTES OF CITIZEN BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS:

Council discussed recommendations from the utility committee. Discussion was held regarding sewer charges for apartments in the city. Reinke moved Berkner seconded and the motion passed 5-1-1 with
Dorry voting against and Oakes abstaining changing the sewer charges for the Lakeside apartments to residential sewer charge rate for each apartment unit.

Reinke moved and Berkner seconded and the motion passed unanimously awarding the quote for replacement transformers to Resco in the amount of $31,632.00 as recommended by the utility committee and
Ulteig Engineering, Inc.

Next council discussed recommendations from the personnel committee. Dinnel moved and Reinke seconded and the motion passed unanimously approving a cost of living adjustment of 2.6% for 2002 for all
full time and regular part time city employees.

Dinnel moved and Oakes seconded and the motion passed unanimously approving the purchase of counseling services from APF Counseling for city employees for $561.60 with payment coming from budget
personnel budget funds.

Oakes moved and Reinke seconded and the motion passed unanimously approving mileage reimbursement for city employees at $.34 per mile.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

Berkner moved and Gustafson seconded and the motion passed unanimously approving Hwy 7 project pay request #11 in the amount of $6,631.87.

Council discussed the house moving moratorium. Dinnel moved and Berkner seconded and the motion passed unanimously extending the house moving moratorium and calling a public
hearing for December 17th at 7:01 p.m. at the regular city council meeting for the purpose of receiving public input on the matter of the house moving moratorium.

Dinnel moved and Gustafson seconded and the motion passed unanimously nominating Terry Kalberg for the at-large board position with Prairie Waters Tourism Coalition.

NEW BUSINESS:

Council discussed the matter of special assessments and levied past-due sums on tax forfeited properties. The consensus of the council was to consider such requests on a case by case basis.

Council discussed a plat request east of the end of Burdick Avenue. Gustafson moved and Arndt seconded and the motion passed unanimously requesting certain land be deeded to the city to allow the extension of
Burdick Avenue.

Dinnel reviewed upcoming board/committee appointments and asked council members to consider citizens for said positions.

Artie Arndt was asked and agreed to be a member of the task force for the comprehensive plan project.

Council was updated on the matter of refunding the 1993 Utility Revenue Bond. It was the consensus of council to consider the matter at the 12/17/01 meeting.

It was reported that the deed was received on hazardous building at 4th and Madison and that the city was working with the county to find a location to haul the building debris to.

ADJOURNMENT:

There being no further business to come before the Council, Gustafson moved that the December 3, 2001 meeting of the Ortonville City Council be adjourned and with no objections thereto, Mayor Dinnel
adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m.



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Roman C. Taffe, City Clerk-Administrator